standingovation79 said: "the only thing that rings TRUEabout Brantley's review is the BADLY WRITTEN book by John Logan (I can't believe the check cleared after the producers saw what his book read like).
It smells to me like he's trying to reel it in after his misstep with the review for Head Over Heels.
That's BALDLY written, not badly . . . baldly. Here's the definition: " without any extra detail or explanation; plainly; blunt
I think some folks aren't familiar with how talented and versatile she is. Don't be so quick to pigeon-hole her because of her outstanding work on Broadway.
Someone asked, "Can she dance?" Yes. She's played Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, and Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Her dancing skills are excellent. You can rent/view Indecent to see small examples of her dance skills.
I think she's a terrific actress and does very well in all she does, but she should have not signed on for 8 shows if she couldn't handle it. That's the nature of the beast and a lot of people do it. She should have signed on for a reduced schedule up front. And I think you can figure out what a common idiom like "stay in your lane" means.
adamgreer said: "I love how Lin, in typical LMM fashion, manages to make the interaction all about him. The guy saying he liked the classics may have been a simple enough statement having nothing to do with Hamilton. He may not even have BEEN aware of the fact that he was speaking to the composer of Hamilton."
Really? You are slamming Mr. Miranda, one of the most gracious and generous artists of today? Whatever the conversation was, your conjecture is mea
And with ALL due respect to the hard-working, talented Dame Diana Rigg: she has never had a role as vocally-demanding as this.
What?? Really? Let's consider 3 of her non-musical roles . . . MEDEA, MOTHER COURAGE, and Martha in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF. We could forever debate the vocal challenges of classic theatre to Broadway show tunes. She did these roles before everything was so heavily miked, so I'd submit, that is the greater challenge
BroadwayConcierge said: "My most recent condescending theatregoer experience was actually also at My Fair Lady, which I attended with a family member. We arrived in our seats about 20 minutes before curtain to snap a playbill picture and upload to social media (as we always do!). As we were finding the perfect angle, the woman behind us whispered to her friend in a hifalutin voice, “Oh, look at them in front of us, they’re gonna be on their phones the whole show.
CallMeAl2 said: "You can be snubbed in the nomination process, but in my opinion on awards night "not winning" isn't a snub. If you were nominated you were recognized and honored."
standingovation79 said: "i think it was Michael Arden if there even was one. From what I've heard Hal Prince set most of the ground work for the Bands Visit Before he left the project. Michael's work should have been recognized."
I don't know how much Mr. Prince had done on THE BAND'S VISIT, but I saw the 2nd preview off-Broadway and immediately fell in love with it. David Cromer is a wonderful director, as is Michael Arden. Both deserved
GeorgeandDot said: "I've seen Kelli, Betsy, and Erin give some phenomenal performances. They're really not bland actresses at all, especially Kelli, who I've never seen give a bland or boring performance.
If you want to talk about bland actresses, look to the brunettes. The bland brunettes include the likes of Sierra Boggess, Laura Osnes, and Samantha Barks."
You are right, it's all subjective, and most Broadway producers agree with you.&nb
Elegance101 said: "You need a good Fred to get you through the show-within-the-show scenes. If he's boring, they're impossible to sit through.
Also, good supporting cast members. I can hardly wait for the announcement of the cast, but for me, Kelli isn't enough for me to want to get a ticket to this."
KISS ME KATE is one of my least favorite musicals. I actually kinda hate it. That song "Always True to You" has about 5 not
Dancingthrulife2 said: "You can say what you want, but at the end of the day, no Russian smear nor calling out Trump can restore sanity in the U.S. Trump is not the problem but a symptom; the real problem is the failing system that gave us Trump. Where do the candidates get most of their campaign funding from? And who do you think they would actually serve--those that gave them the money or the general public? Do you know you DO NOT have the right to vote for the president under the
SofiaC2 said: "I am planning a Tony viewing party and am trying to think of some food ideas that have to do with shows/songs.
I have Krabby Patty (Spongebob) and "finish each other'ssandwiches" (frozen) and was even thinking about making cupcakes with "pills" on them to represent Harper from Angels in Americabut after that, I'm a littlestumped.
robskynyc said: "blaxx said: "I walked out of Phantom because it was all about a masked man and not a phantom, and it had too much opera. They didn't advertise it was so much opera.
I also walked out of Wicked at intermission because the lead was good and not wicked until the very end, and it had a big dragon and clocks and it was confusing.
And also I walked out of The Lion King because it had puppets but you could see the person handling the puppe
BroadwayConcierge said: "Exactly, RippedMan. I understand why people are sayingMean Girlswas fun and splashy, but I thought Nicholaw's direction and choreography were almost offensively bad. It just showed a complete and total lack of restraint on his part. Movement on stage doesn't have to be explosive every F'ing second, and making the "Stop" song a bigtap production number was beyond unnecessary, in my opinion. You could feel the creative team sittin
Well, I saw SUGAR in Los Angeles with most of the original cast. Cyril Ritchard had a heart attack during the run, and Gale Gordon took over the Joe E. Brown role from the film, but Bobby Morse and Larry Kert were very good. I was very young, but I enjoyed the show quite a lot. Some Like It Hot has always been a f
